University of Tennessee Athletics
2021-22 Rowing Roster
Roster

Madelyn Walsh
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ambler, Penn.
- High School:
- Mount Saint Joseph Academy
CAREER HONORS
- 2022 All-Big 12 Rowing Team
- CRCA National Scholar-Athlete – 2021, 2022
- Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team – 2020, 2021, 2022
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Big 12 Boat of the Week (3/23/22)
- Big 12 Boat of the Week (3/30/22)
- Big 12 Boat of the Week (4/6/22)
- BIg 12 Boat of the Week (4/20/22)
2021-22 - SENIOR
- Earned All-Big 12 Rowing Team honors after coxing Tennessee's 1V8 boat to a 21-7 record, including four top-20 wins, on the season.
- Won a silver medal with the 1V8 boat thanks to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championships with a 6:53.612 time.
- Member of the 1V8 that won its fourth Big 12 Boat of the Week status after compiling a 7-2 record with two top-20 victories during the Big Ten Invitational; Posted wins over No. 12 Virginia, No. 20 Indiana, Dartmouth, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and Wisconsin while recording a top time of 6:29.800 throughout the three-session regatta.
- Lady Vol varsity earned its third consecutive Big 12 Boat of the Week honors after besting 18th-ranked Alabama with a time of 7:15.4 during a head-to-head dual.
- Finished 2-0 during the UVA Invitational, beating No. 6 Virginia and North Carolina, to earn Big 12 Boat of the Week recognition.
- Opened the spring season at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite, defeating Navy, Notre Dame and Tulsa – all of which received votes in the Pocock Coaches Poll – in the first race of the event with a 6:33.221 mark; Added a pair of second-place finishes throughout the weekend to finish 6-2 and receive Big 12 Boat of the Week honors.
2020-21 - JUNIOR
- Coxed Tennessee’s top boat at the NCAA Championships, finishing fifth in the C Final with a time of 6:38.956 to place 17th overall.
- Helped guide Tennessee to a 17th-place team finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
- Placed third in the 1V8 at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 7:03.563.
- Bested No. 17 Minnesota, Notre Dame, and Michigan State in the 1V8 at the Big Ten Invitational, making it down the course in 6:39.779.
- Guided the 1V8 at the UVA Invite, notching wins over UCF and No. 10 Duke with times of 6:43.5 and 6:45.4, respectively, while finishing four and half seconds behind No. 3 Virginia at 6:46.3.
- Coxed the 1V8 to a 25-second win over UCF's top boat, recording a time of at 6:40.7.
- Guided the 1V8 to wins over No. 11 Indiana, No. 16 Alabama, No. 20 SMU, Notre Dame, Tulsa and Clemson at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite with times of 6:16.842, 6:18.436, and 6:20.877 over three sessions.
2019-20 - SOPHOMORE
- Guided the Championship 8+ boat to a 23rd place at the Head of the Charles Regatta with a time of 16:16.778
2018-19 - FRESHMAN
- Coxed the 1V8 during the Big 12 Championships and finished fifth with a time of 6:46.807.
- Stroked the 2V8 to a fifth-place finish at the Women's Sprints with a time of 6:49.701.
- Coxed the 2V8 to a fifth-place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic with a time of 7:08.298.
- Guided the 2V8 crew to a second-place finish against Alabama with a time of 6:09.5 in Oak Ridge.
- Part of the 1V4 crew that claimed a second-place finish at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational.
- Posted an adjusted time of 18:39.423 to finish 24th in the Women’s Club 8+ event at the 2019 Head of the Charles Regatta.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Maureen and John Walsh
- Born on April 10, 2000
- Majoring in Finance
- Why Tennessee: “I chose to attend the University of Tennessee to further my academic and athletic careers at a place that immediately felt like home."
- Hobby outside of sports includes spending time with family and friends
- On her greatest athletic accomplishment: “I do not have one accomplishment that I am most proud of, as I enjoy every time I am in a boat and feel lucky to have such a unique role on the team."
- First Mount Crew to medal at Stotesbury Cup and finished 8th out of 88 at the Head of the Charles Regatta
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